COMMENT “A profound transformation will be the street’s biggest shake-up in a century”
Transformation of street is ‘well underway’, says CBRE
Met Police raise concerns over money laundering risks
The Met has objected due to money laundering risk
Savills says live requirements for large offices in the area have never been higher
Paul Williams says “sub-standard retail offerings” must be purged from “the nation’s high street”
Plans propose a 73,000 sq ft, 11-storey office building just off Oxford Street, W1
The retailer has the backing of rival Selfridges, but many are opposed to the demolition plans
The raids are “the easy bit”; the hard bit is getting the £8m of evaded business rates
Bill Bryson has joined critics of plans to bulldoze he Oxford Street flagship
The retailer said the secretary of state’s decision was “baseless” and “political grandstanding”
Westminster Council leader Adam Hug says landlords must take responsibility